Udinese climbed into the top four of Serie A following a 2-0 victory over Cagliari, who played with ten men after a red card. The pivotal moment occurred just before the 30-minute mark when Cagliari’s Antoine Makoumbou received a second yellow card, forcing his team to continue with a disadvantage.
Shortly after, in the 38th minute, Udinese took the lead through Lorenzo Lucca, who scored with a powerful header. The match was sealed in the 78th minute when Keinan Davis, a former striker for Aston Villa and Watford, netted a superb individual goal.
With this win, Udinese now has 16 points, placing them level with third-placed Juventus, who hold a better goal difference. Inter leads with 17 points, while Napoli tops the table with 19 points. Napoli areset to face Lecce on Saturday, and Inter will meet Juventus on Sunday at San Siro.
Goals: Lucca ’38 (U), Davis ’78 (U)
Sent off: Makoumbou ’30 (C)
Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; Kabasele, Bijol, Touré; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Payero, Kamara; Davis, Lucca.
Cagliari (3-5-1-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Azzi, Marin, Makoumbou, Adopo, Augello; Gaetano; Piccoli.
